Conan's Victory is Justice

Chapter 10 The Opening of the First Battle ([-])
In the referee office, on the benches in the hall outside the referee, quite a few people were scattered, including reporters from the procuratorate, the police, and various newspapers and media.

Although it was just a common homicide case in Mihua Town, in this modern society where public opinion competition is becoming increasingly fierce, there are still many reporters who have made a point and waited to get some news information in this place based on the idea that mosquitoes are small but also meat .

"Mr. Gu Meimen, as a new lawyer, this is the first lawsuit in your legal career. What do you think about this?"

"The first case I took was a criminal homicide case, and the opponent was the subordinate of the Kutiao prosecutor. Do you have any chance of winning?"

"What do you want to say about the parties involved in this criminal case?"

As soon as Gu Meimen stepped into the hall, he was surrounded by several reporters, and the cameras kept shooting at him, almost putting the microphone in his mouth.

Gu Meimen coughed twice, smiled and stretched out her hands, motioning the reporters to be quiet.

"The law is absolutely fair. I will never let a bad person go, and I will never wrong a good person! Although I am a new lawyer, I can't see injustice in the world! In the belief of standing up for justice, I will do my best To prove the innocence of my client!"

Some rhetoric, sonorous and forceful, righteous words, what they say seems to be true.

He almost had the word "justice" written all over his face.

Among the reporters, a perceptive person immediately asked a question: "Mr. Gu Meimen, do you mean that the suspect in this case was wronged?"

"Of course! My client is absolutely innocent!"

The reporters' eyes lit up, and they immediately smelled it. They opened their small notebooks and wrote down something in their notes.

Obviously, there is something wrong here!
Although the homicide rate in Tokyo is famous all over the country, and even the whole world.

However, after judicial decisions, very few suspects can be found completely innocent, and most defense lawyers are only running for the idea of ​​commuting sentences.

why?
Because of the existence of various well-known detectives and the resolute action of the prosecutor's office, the Japanese public prosecution has a winning rate of more than 95%. (99.9% in reality)

The more famous ones who can fight headwinds are the top ones, such as Fei Lili of Fei Fei Law Firm, the queen of the legal world with "the myth of undefeated in the legal world".

And now, suddenly there is another lawyer who says he wants to win the battle, and he is still a newcomer...

Tomorrow's report will definitely add a lot of gimmicks!
"Whether a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, or real gold is not afraid of fire, let us wait and see!"

The reporters reported excitedly to the screen.

After finishing the interview, Gu Meimen scanned the crowd in the hall, and soon saw several familiar figures.

As his opponents in this debate, Deputy Public Prosecutor Long Xu Zhengnan, his boss Reiko Kujo, and... a certain little boy in blue with a bow tie.

"Are you ready for the first defeat of your debut career?"

On the way to the referee's room, Longxu Zhengnan deliberately came over to make a provocative sentence.

For such a small role, Gu Meimen directly rolled her eyes, and didn't even bother to say a word.

"Humph!"

Seeing that the other party ignored him, Longxu Zhengnan could only keep a straight face and snorted coldly.

Reiko Kujo on the side kept a cold face and said nothing.

It is estimated that she also knows Gu Meimen's character, and it is useless to persuade her at this time.

Behind them, Conan took a deep look at Gu Meimen, but said nothing.

The two sides entered the referee room and found their own seats to sit down.

In the referee room, people came to the auditorium one after another, most of them were reporters, and there were some good people.

Not long after, a judge wearing a uniform and a badge, and three jurors also arrived late and sat down above.

As the suspect Sakaguchi Masayoshi was taken to the dock by the judicial police, the judicial trial officially began.

Court trials in Japan are based on the jury system.

The court ruled that 3 judges and 6 jurors, or 1 judge and 3 jurors, should form a collegial panel to jointly hear and judge the case.

The judge is a member of the judiciary, and the jurors are selected by lottery from ordinary Japanese citizens. Generally, they are non-judicial and unrelated to the case. The judge needs to listen to the opinions of these jurors in the judgment.

The litigation model is based on the Western party doctrine, that is, the above-mentioned people only decide whether they are guilty, but the specific litigation process depends on the debate between the two parties below. Whoever has more evidence and stands for legal principles will win.

After the judge announced the opening of the court, the prosecutor first read the indictment.

"Defendant Masayoshi Sakaguchi invited the victim Maehara to his house on the evening of April 4. At 30 o'clock that night, he contacted Maehara by phone to go to the second floor, and remotely gave instructions to the dog on the second floor to attack the victim. This behavior violated Article 9 of the Japanese Criminal Code, and it is an indirect principal criminal of the crime of intentional homicide. This court will prosecute this and ask the court to sentence it according to law."

Longxu Zhengnan held the indictment and read it fluently.

Kujo Reiko nodded at the side. Although the deputy prosecutor had not been with her for long, she had already done a good job.

"Then, does the accused plead guilty to the charge?"

After hearing the indictment, the judge asked the dock.

"I……"

"protest!"

Masayoshi Sakaguchi just said a word, and was immediately interrupted by Gu Meimen's voice.

Gu Meimen winked at him with her eyes, signaling him not to say anything, and let him, the defense lawyer, do everything.

"Defendant's defense attorney, please speak."

"I object to this public prosecution, my client is absolutely innocent!"

Gu Meimen slapped the table and stood up, looking hoarse.

"This is an unjust case! People from the Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office are incompetent in handling the case, and without conclusive evidence, they framed my client!"

Everyone present, the referee's seat, the plaintiff's seat, and the auditorium behind were all in an uproar.

Some people thought that the lawyer might defend his innocence, but no one expected his attitude to be so strong, and he even criticized the Metropolitan Police Department and the Public Prosecutor's Office.

At this time, the jurors in the referee's seat all looked at the plaintiff's seat with confusion in their eyes.

Very good, before the formal debate, some people have already started to waver.

Gu Meimen nodded secretly inwardly.

This is one of the places where the Japanese jury system can be used.

Because these jurors can only be served by citizens who do not understand the law, have not received formal judicial education, and can only judge the right and wrong of the lawsuit based on their simple sense of justice and morality.

Therefore, their position, or a point of conviction and sentencing, is easily disturbed by certain factors.

For example, emotions.

Gu Meimen deliberately put on her strong attitude in order to first shake the emotions of the jurors and plant a seed for the subsequent judgment.

In this world, the law is fair, but the executors of the law are still people, so the real fairness will always only depend on people's hearts.

(End of this chapter)